Sphecosoma melapera

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Noctuoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Cladus: Macroheterocera Superfamilia: Noctuoidea

Familia: Erebidae
Subfamilia: Arctiinae
Tribus: Arctiini
Subtribus: Euchromiina
Genus: Sphecosoma
Species: Sphecosoma melapera

Name

Sphecosoma melapera Dognin, 1909: 213 [1]

Type locality: Colombia, Yumbo-Rio Cauca 1100 m.

Type material: USNM. Holotype male, by monotypy.

Synonyms

• Sphecosoma melanoperum [sic] Zerny, 1912:50 [Incorrect emendation]
• Sphecops melapera;Orfila, 1935:182
• Sphecosoma melapera; Simmons & Weller, [2006]

References

Primary references

• Dognin, P. 1909. Hétérocères nouveaux de l’Amérique du Sud. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 53: 213–233. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Orfila, R.N. 1935. Lepidoptera Neotropica Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina 7: 177-182. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Simmons, R.B. & Weller, S.J. 2004 [2006 Print]. Review of the Sphecosoma genus group using adult morphology (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae).Thomas Say Publ. Entomol.: Mono: 101 pp. DOI: 10.4182/ZGJB1076 Reference page. 
• Cerda, J.A. 2008. Euchromiini de Guyane française Lepidoptera: Arctiidae, Arctiinae. [Luxembourg]: The author. [iv], 172 p., IV (index). Reference page.